KRISTIN, THANK YOU. NEW AT 6, TWO DAYTONA BEACH POLICE OFFICERS ARE OFF THE JOBS TEN MONTHS AFTER A CONTROVERSIAL ARREST. DURING THE ARREST, 1 OF THE OFFICERS TURNED OFF HIS BODY CAMERA AND ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT, THAT IS WHEN THE OTHER OFFICER SHOVED HIS FLASHLIGHT INTO A WOMAN'S MOUTH, LOCAL 6 IS LIVE IN DAYTONA BEACH, JUSTIN WHAT EXACTLY DOES THE VIDEO SHOW? WELL IN THIS CASE IT IS NOT WHAT THE VIDEO SHOWS, BECAUSE DAY TONE IN POLICE CHIEF SAYS THE BODY CAMERA WAS TURNED OFF AND THEY HAD NOTHING TO FALL BACK ON WHEN THIS WOMAN CLAIMED THE OFFICERS USED EXCESSIVE FORCE. YOU KEEP BITING MY FINGER, YOU'RE GOING TO GET CHARGED, YOU UNDERSTAND ME? THIS IS BODY CAMERA VIDEO TAKEN FROM FORMER DAYTONA BEACH POLICE OFFICER JUSTIN RANHAM, IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR 37-YEAR-OLD CHRISTINE CHIPPEWA WAS APPROACHED BY RAN HEM AND OFFICER MATTHEW BOOTH IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE SEA BREEZE BRIDGE. AFTER THE OFFICERS ALLEGED THEY SAW CHIPPEWA PUT A BAG OF COCAINE IN HER MOUTH, THEY TOOK HER DOWN. BUT THE BODY CAMERA VIDEO DOESN'T SHOW THE TAKEDOWN AND MIKE SAYS THIS IS A PROBLEM. CLEARLY IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ARREST, THE CAMERA GOES BLANK AND THEN I HAVE A WOMAN END UP WITH HER TEETH KNOCKED OUT OF HER MOUTH AND HEADED TO THE HOSPITAL AND I HAVE THIS DOCUMENTATION THAT SAYS ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENED. WHY DID YOUR CAMERA GO OFF? RAN HEM TURNED IT OFF HIM SERVELINGS MEANWHILE AFTER BEING ARRESTED CHIPPEWA FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE DAYTONA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMING THE TWO OFFICERS USED EXCESSIVE FORCE DURING THE ARREST. SHE SAYS OFFICER BOOTH PUT HIS FINGERS DOWN HER THROAT, SHOVED A FLASHLIGHT IN HER MOUTH AND KICKED HER IN THE HEAD. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO OFFICER BOOTH WE BELIEVE HIS ACTTIONS AND THE INJURIES THAT THIS WOMAN SUFFERED ARE CONDUCIVE TO EXCESSIVE FORCE, THAT IS NOT HOW WE OPERATE. THE ACTIONS THAT WERE DISPLAYED ARE AGAINST STATION POLICY, WHICH IS WHY BOTH OFFICERS ARE NOW OUT OF A JOB. NOW CHIPPEWA SETTLED WITH THE CITY OF DAYTONA BEACH FOR $20,000 AND ALL OF HER CHARGES

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -

Two former Daytona Beach police officers are out of a job after a controversial and violent arrest.

An internal affairs investigation revealed former officer Justin Ranum turned off his body camera during an incident under the Seabreeze Bridge.

In June of 2013, police say 37-year-old Christine Chippewa was approached by Ranum and former officer Matthew Booth in the parking lot of the bridge.

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After the officers allege they saw Chippewa put a bag of cocaine in her mouth they took her down, but the body camera video doesn't show the take down and Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood says that's a problem.

"Clearly in the middle of the arrest the camera goes blank and then I have a woman with her teeth knocked out of her mouth and headed to the hospital," said Chitwood. "And I have this documentation of 'Oh these things happened,' well why'd your camera go off?"

And according to Chitwood, Ranum turned it off himself.

Meanwhile, after being arrested, Chippewa filed a complaint with the Daytona Beach Police Department claiming that the officers used excessive force during the arrest.She says Booth put his fingers down her throat, shoved a flashlight in her mouth and kicked her in the head.

"Further investigation into officer Booth and the injuries that this woman suffered are conducive to excessive force and that's not how we operate," said Chitwood.

Chitwood went on to say the actions that were displayed are against station police and that's why both officers are now off the job. Ranum reportedly resigned and Booth was reportedly fired.

Chippewa settled with the city of Daytona Beach for $20,000 and all of her charges were dropped.

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